Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-02-25
The 1887 Crop will be the Arbiter Of
Prices for Leaf Tobacco for
Many Years in the Future

Tohacco planters should bear in miai thai
the future of tobacco depends largely upon the
results of this years planting. If II crop ap.
preaching in volu ne and character those of the
past few years is produced. then planners will
realize what 1t Is TO drain the cap of hiIternes
- the very dregs. They will realiz. then that
the price OF tobacco must he governed by the
SANG laws AS govern all other commrrcial com
moiitieS-supply and demani,
III they produce crop which will add ts the
burdens of the already very lars- stock of TO.
hacco. there vii, be such hre.k in prices, o,
sli grades, that trey will be forced to under
Stani that there is no bottom to the decline ia
value OF AN article tn II is 50 rom n ~ an in
such supply. that il would tikr veirs of nnus
ial consumption TO reIuce the surplus to aav.
th'"g like modrr'te quantity They will
obse. sc that IN purchasing even such AN arii IL
as tocDeco, the buyer manufacturer will er
hihit the natural in,tiuct o hlman nature
which values lit e that whirh is easy nf ut
tsinment, or Is com'n1n bat seek. 10 a,tai .
and place more tn Al an intrrn>. v,lu on tn At
which can not be readily srtsin"d
If. 60 the other hand. "a crop is pr ,iuce,]
which will tail Signallr in supplVrny the q I.n
uty necessarf for years average cnn<u np
tion. and plasters will IN Ike soe.I,I IF ,rts "a
obtain as much hn- leaf As an earnest intrr-s,
in their work and indomiiable energy rsa pro.
duee, %hen they will lay the found N for \
stability ana proftabl-ness in prize. that viii
fully compensate them for ANY apparent .,rri-
bees nsdc. II, instead OF 90 nnon tnb.rru
composing the great bulk Of the sv-r.g- crop.
good aud hue leaf will oe thu ruiz u .ntrr,
viii have crop that they AN h ~ emf i-nce
II, aud which they dare hold from market il
exigeneies require il. sud if the nanafacr urers,
n f-ihig TO get the new crop at the usu. or
!, cd -.
With renewed interest TO The old stock on hand
,nd rapidly consume il, they will gradually.
oy such consumption, improve prices until the
stock oecoming very limited. they will feel an
actual want tor good Iob,cco, aud will gladly
eonceS prices that will induce sales, aod the
idea q improved prices once established snd
torcedfapoh manufacturers. they will f.el the
neee'ssy OF m,kag the consumer nay for the
rnhsaTi ',lue of the raw Material and all
being ca the same 20 obtug will act in h,rmony
IN restoring prices for the us ufscturei srricl.
TO such hsares As will allow the gro~er pro-
NJ on bis leaf as s~li as profit TO thsmsel.es
oa the msnufseIurei article
A good crop c"a not Be oht.inei uale.s the
seed Is pufe, aud 10 planter should attempt to
sos sesd in which be has no, sh.olu e conf
teace as 10 orIsin or pedigree. II II ismsnr
removes I ON the original or from defective or
rs'essiy cultivated pl.n's the crop ~iiI bs
bad, ~ Va 't,sr ho~ tai-lhgeuty or energetic
ally 1t % worked and hssfl-d You can not
Pfoducs good Jersey or Ssorlhorn from /.
scrub Il hybrid cf th.se bred, All ,our Ia
Dor u H'si, % lar a. giving character AMI qu-l-
'iy l.ad hsnce '-lucl 10 a crop is concerned, u
The qn-s'lsn of ss~i Is overlooked You mi = Ii,
~s @-il expect 10 Cun.iru-t issuing uaauu-at
oa fasad.tion Of sod bald 40 arch .ilhaat
seys,onr, or pail tram Fl cars ~ toy
locomotive.
Te~tsiore, the es ntisl, 10 recovery from IN.
present absolutely depressed condition Of the
ioe.eco trade are ctop grown IRON 10th.
'sg ha, The best Of ssei 4 crop hat. 80 ~ =,
acreage 10 Cone~rari. all cover Var les ih.a y
The s'-r-Te crop. but ~hish sill BE- csiur.i-d
All exaised With msre in,eiIig~ace cSutiou
snd energy ih.a The p..l e~ crop. Th-te !.
aoth'aE l'npnss'b's rgatfri nothing ia rhs
ssr St fIPrFi1-at-snly the ,Ic,us OF that
good seHs- and sa,Ion that should ss heso,l-n
OF sd',rstT sni desire for hrigater ful4rs
The ss.r fatare sIlI drmon,ir.Ie ~a-th-r 20
eaeeo pssn,srs 10 g..ef. poses. that la'.lli.
zsncs and Foresight ~hirh Should b their 10
hsrliases. sod ~hica hey eAa nn~ sIAthI, 10
spe ! i Et.satsgs - H,,.sra Tg4scro Jssr4sl